juǎn

to roll rice into a ball

Depicts two hands () rolling up rice () into a ball. Original form of .

Components

Iconic component
rice
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.
Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.

Component uses

Sound (1 of 11 verified)

Unknown (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
谷衍奎《汉字源流字典》p.220
Readings & variants
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